By Shelby Ayres | Observer Contributor
Body image is a big problem that has been affecting girls, continues to affect them, and appears to be more of a problem every year. Girls as early as 7-years-old are seeing themselves as fat. It is all due to the rise of the media and the fascination it has with photoshopping women, which creates unrealistic images of women, according to Kerrie Griffin, Psychology Professor at Mount Wachusett Community College. .
Holly Tata, MWCC student, said, “I have always known that the models on the covers of popular magazines were photoshopped and tried to convince myself that even though I may not live up to the media’s standards of skinny, it doesn’t mean I’m not skinny. The problem is the media is hard to get away from since it’s everywhere, so after a while of being constantly subjected to such beautiful and influential figures, it’s hard to continue to convince yourself that you are still good enough.”